Calcio Padova Overview

Nine teams within five points: a relegation battle in Serie B

The league table is very tight, and there are still plenty of head-to-head matches to be played to avoid relegation to Serie C

Messi's forgotten team-mate returns to action after doping ban

Lionel Messi's former World Cup-winning Argentina team-mate, Alejandro Gomez, has finally returned to action for an Italian second-tier club after serving a two-year doping ban. Gomez, who was part of Argentina's triumph in Qatar three years ago, has not touched a football since October 2023 after testing positive for a banned substance. He last played for Monza in Serie A.

'Smoke a joint, you get six months' - Ex-Argentina star rages at long ban

Papu Gomez opened up on his two-year doping ban, blasting the punishment as unfair and revealing how the absence nearly killed his love for football.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
2	Borneo Samarinda	34	25	4	5	74	31	43	79	W D W W W
3	Persija Jakarta	34	22	5	7	65	29	36	71	W W L W W
4	Persebaya Surabaya	34	16	10	8	61	35	26	58	W W D W W
5	Bhayangkara Presisi Indonesia FC	34	16	5	13	53	45	8	53	W L W L L
6	Malut United	34	15	8	11	68	53	15	53	L D L W W

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